Swimming

Swimming Hosts Campbell Invitational for Final Home Meet

Nov 16, 2007

BUIES CREEK, N.C.- After nearly two weeks without competition, the
women's swimming team will host the Campbell Invitational, Friday
evening at 5 p.m., at the Johnson Memorial Natatorium. The two-day event features CCSA foe
North Carolina A&T and a pair of Division II schools, Pfeiffer
and Lenoir-Rhyne.

The last time out Heidi Shallow topped the field three times, but
Campbell (3-4, 3-2 CCSA) dropped a 190-98 decision at the hands of
North Florida. The junior
from Windsor, Ontario paced the field in the 100 yard breaststroke
(1:08.74), 200 yard breaststroke (2:24.71) and the 200 individual
medley (2:14.66). Shallow
currently ranks among the CCSA's best in the 200-breast
(1st) and 100-breast (2nd).

Campbell has also seen quality production from freshman standout
Ashlyn Stumpf and junior Patricia Jimenez. Stumpf set a Campbell record in the
50-free (24.98) in her second collegiate meet on Oct. 26 against NC
State and Duke, while Jimenez topped her previous record by three
hundredths of a second at home against Georgia Southern and Howard
in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.01. Jimenez also guided Campbell's
200-medley relay team to a record shattering time of 1:52.62.

North Carolina A&T enters the meet with limited experience this
season having swam only one dual meet. The Aggies dropped a 108-80 decision
to Radford, despite Vinetae Wynn's two first-place finishes. Wynn, a native of East Point,
Ga., swam the meet's best time in the 50-free (25.70) and 100-back
(1:08.23).

The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears carry a 2-3 dual meet record into Friday,
while Pfeiffer is 4-1. The
Campbell Invitational marks the first Division I competition for
Lenoir-Rhyne, while Pfeiffer has already faced the College of
Charleston, Georgia Southern and VMI. Pfeiffer's meet against the College of
Charleston and Georgia Southern wasn't timed, but the Falcons
topped VMI 158-22.

The Campbell Invitational will be the final home meet of Kristin
Thomas, Katie Conely and Courtney Dail's collegiate career. Thomas and Conely have competed
for the Camels the past four years, while Dail has swam two. Thomas currently owns Campbell
records in the 100-back (1:03.79) and 200-back (2:12.57). The senior from Roanoke, Va.
also swam the first leg of the record-breaking 400 medley relay
team.

After the Campbell Invitational, the Camels will enjoy nearly two
months of break before traveling to Greensboro, N.C. to face North
Carolina A&T, Friday, Jan. 11. The dual is slated to start at 5
p.m.